Turning The Place Over

When I saw this building on the News last night I had to put it into my Blog. The building itself is a bit of an eye sore but by taking a section of the building out of its 'normal' place and rotating it, the buildings personality is completely transformed. The concrete 1960's looking building has been brought forward into the millenium. It's really weird on the eye when you first see it ... it doesn't seem to make sense. I love it! It's so different to anything I have seen before.

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The artwork, called Turning The Place Over has recently been launched and will run until the end of 2008. It is costing £450,000 - with Culture Company paying £150,000.

With thousands of city centre workers using Moorfields station every day, it is likely to be one of the best-viewed Capital of Culture installations.

Described as “the most daring piece of public art ever commissioned in the UK”, it is seen as the jewel in the crown of the 2008 public art programme.

It was organised by the Culture Company and Liverpool Biennial, which was also responsible for bringing Antony Gormley’s “iron men” statues to Crosby beach.

Mr Wilson, one of Britain’s best-known sculptors, is renowned for drawing inspiration from the worlds of construction and engineering, and Turning The Place Over is no exception.

The cut-out, which measures eight metres across, rests on a rotator usually found in the shipping or nuclear industries.

The Culture Company believes “this astonishing feat of engineering will stun audiences. Passers-by will have a thrilling experience as the building rotates above them”.

Lewis Biggs, director of Liverpool Biennial, said: “It is a dream come true to be able to realise this fabulous artwork in Liverpool.

“Turning The Place Over will be remembered and celebrated for as long as people’s jaws are capable of dropping.”